It premiered in the fall of 1947 in New York, with the nameThe Heiress.The 1947 Broadway stage play featured British actress Wendy Hiller as the title character, opposite Basil Rathbone (famous for hisSherlock Holmesrole) who won a Tony Award as Best Actor in 1948 for his portrayal of Dr.Without a voice-over narrative, the audience is allowed to follow he point-of-view experiences of the detective and conclude what hey want about his search for solutions to the confused puzzle.He also sent young women to San Francisco to be pickpockets.Gus worked with two other crooked entertainer-assistants or accomplices:Rita (Rafaela Ottiano), a RussianSerge Stanieff (Gilbert Roland), Rita""s suave boyfriend-loverA city mission (a thinly-disguised Salvation Army) was located next door to the bar.As they approached the Odyssey""s entrance, Tony encouraged everyone to behave: "Now, shape up, you assholes.He then claimed she had unauthorized access to documents that she tried to "shop to the press," although hey were contained before they could do "any more harm.